Coppola enters State Senate race

by Alex

Sat, Jul 21st 2012 07:00 am

I am pleased to
announce that I will be on the Democratic ballot on Sept. 13 for the State
Senate to represent the 60th District. The district includes Grand Island,
Tonawanda, parts of the City of Buffalo, Hamburg, Orchard Park, Evans, Brant,
and the Erie County portion of Cattaraugus.

While I was elected
to serve in the Senate for a year to fill the unexpired term of Buffalo
Comptroller Anthony Nanula, I represented the Delaware District for many years
in the City of Buffalo. When the ill-conceived transit construction forced my
Main Street restaurant out of business, I ran for the Common Council to make a
difference. Most of my constituents will tell you I certainly did make a
difference.

It is time to get
government out of our business, out of
our religions, out of our personal lives and out of our wallets.

New Yorkers suffer
the highest state and local taxes in the nation. Let's stop driving business
and jobs out of the state.

I oppose the Peace
Bridges land robbery to build a duty free liquor store that will unfairly
compete with local mom and pop businesses.